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Wed, May 27 2009 7:47

Agile what???

the Linked .Net Users Group discussions on LinkedIn often has some excellent discussions brewing – one of the last ones that came up was with regards to the Agile development methodology and how to get started with it. One of the guys, Neil Martin , offered...
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Fri, Apr 17 2009 17:07

www.itspecialist.com – excellent mashup source for IT news and info

It’s sometimes hard to find your way around the blogosphere, with literally thousands of blogs appearing each month. I was referred to a site today which has done a pretty good job at gathering sources for you so you can get it all in one go! www.itspecialist...
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Fri, Apr 10 2009 11:49

Free 500 page PDF on the Entity Framework

Sometimes you get this one shining community star that just goes above and beyond…and sometimes something good comes out of it too :) Well, Zeeshan Hirani , from the C# UG in Dallas, released a 500 page PDF on the Entity Framework . 500???? pages??? After...
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Wed, Feb 25 2009 6:00

Thirteen23 releases “blu” a WPF twitter client..

yeah i know – we’ve seen tons of twitter clients out there – some has had some fizzle and delivered an experience, but most really just did what it’s meant to do, tweet. Does this new client do anything else but…tweet? not really…but it does deliver it...
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Tue, Feb 17 2009 18:43

David Lean shows us how to use conditional formatting in SQL Reporting

wow i say!! David Lean has just released an in depth, 4 part series on how to use conditional formatting in SQL Reporting. This is probably the best and most in depth blog post i’ve seen on this topic! seriously worth the read if you’re working with SSRS...
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Tue, Feb 10 2009 15:37

Carl Franklin should get himself published on Zune – 340 plays so far!!

Ever since i actually started using Zune Social it’s been keeping track of what songs i listen to – like a little spy :) Anyways, it’s rather amusing to see what i listen to in the background when i’m writing code (or reports…arggff). Today i noticed...
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Fri, Jan 2 2009 11:35

When all else fails keep your hard drives healthy – Diskeeper still running

I’ve been having a “few” issues with this laptop over the last 6 months or so – hardware has failed either partially or completely. Luckily i’m still under warranty so those parts can be replaced asap. But, what isn’t under warranty is my data. and fair...
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Sun, Dec 21 2008 10:56

Laptop bag for 17 inch laptop

I see a ton of really sweet laptop bags these days – making the mobile experience even better. But… they’re all for baby laptops…13 inches….15 inches…I mean…girl sizes only. Where’s the good laptop bags for the biguns? 17 inches and the 19 inches? The...
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Fri, Dec 5 2008 9:36

Hear a Smile - Walk of Vision. Fujitsu supports association of the blind WA

www.hearasmile.com - Hear a Smile, Walk of Vision day in support of the Guide Dogs of WA (Association of the Blind WA) is a day where us lucky people (that has our vision and never been in the position of being vision impaired) can put our support in...
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Mon, Nov 17 2008 6:07

Sobees - taking social networking a step further

Frank Arrigo (still) Australia's premier geek and techoblogger, posted about Sobees - this is the first i've heard of it, but dang it looks good!! Over the last couple of years, social networking has become an essential part of an IT Professional's...
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Sun, Nov 16 2008 14:41

Claudio Perrone’s presentation teaser is awesome!!

Steven Spielberg is going to get a run for his money this year – Claudio Perrone’s Øredev Presentation Teaser is taking the top spot. I love the soundtrack and funny enough, the teaser is very insightful. Øredev Presentation Teaser from Claudio Perrone...
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Fri, Oct 31 2008 16:30

Fujitsu in Perth goes “Green” with planned Data Centre

There’s been a buzz around Perth regarding the new data centre Fujitsu is installing in Malaga – some of the details has been published on ITNews – the most brilliant aspect of this is the solar panel powered cooling system which they will implement....
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Mon, Oct 27 2008 6:07

This has to be the best idea ever - Baconnaise

A young colleague of mine sent me this link today and i must say it has to be the absolute best idea ever!!!! http://www.baconnaise.com/ Man, i love bacon...i love the taste of bacon...If i could have bacon flavoured coffee then i'm sure i'd be...
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